Reader's viewpoint: Our government needs an upgrade

The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines “obsolete” as A: no longer in use or no longer useful; B: of a kind or style no longer current: old-fashioned.

Has the American form of government declined to the point that the two-party system of Democrats and Republicans needs to be updated, upgraded and finally replaced?

Today it seems many people think the Constitution has become an irrelevant document, a historical relic from our past.

If this is true, President Obama’s idea of hope and change must apply to Congress and the way business is done. If Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and John Boehner want to be remembered as more than the 21st century Benedict Arnolds, they need to make major significant changes to the system.

The news media and Electoral College essentially elected our most recent presidents. If our elected officials are truly going to Washington, D.C.,

to be public servants representing the voters and districts of their states, serving us, and not themselves, they should find no fault with my proposal.

If the ACLU is truly about “Civil Rights” then it should be on board to help us change the structure of power, limiting government power, and returning it to “The People.”